Meaning
hire
Chinese: 出钱请人做事。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gu” becomes a different word in each tone. 雇 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 雇佣gù yōngto employ; to hire
- 解雇jiě gùto fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
- 雇员gù yuánemployee
- 雇主gù zhǔemployer
- 雇用gù yòngto employ; to hire
Example Sentence
这家工厂雇用了很多工人。Zhè jiā gōng chǎng gù yòng le hěn duō gōng rén.This factory hired many workers.
这Zhèthis家jiāhome工厂gōng chǎngfactory雇用gù yòngto employ了le(completed action)很hěnvery多工duō gōngto multiplex人rénperson。